单词 | drop-off |
释义 | drop-off (once / 30860 pages) n WORD FAMILY drop-off: drop-offs USAGE EXAMPLESThe defense is too dependent on Clay Matthews to generate a pass rush, so when he’s not 100% the drop-off is significant. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) Beginning Monday, trees are being accepted at more than 30 drop-off locations from Boulder City to Summerlin, and Southern Highlands to North Las Vegas. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) The holiday season often sees an uptick in such drop-offs. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) 1n a change downward there was a sharp drop-off in sales Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper decrease, lessening increase a change resulting in an increase shrinkage, shrinking process or result of becoming less or smaller casualtya decrease of military personnel or equipment sinkinga slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength) attritiona wearing down to weaken or destroy dwindling, dwindling awaya becoming gradually less waninga gradual decrease in magnitude or extent compression, condensation, contractionthe process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together damage, equipment casualtyloss of military equipment loss, personnel casualtymilitary personnel lost by death or capture fading awaygradually diminishing in brightness or loudness or strength alteration, change, modification an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another 2n a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality a drop-off in attendance Syn|Hyper falling off, falloff, slack, slump declension, decline in quality, deterioration, worsening process of changing to an inferior state 3n a steep high face of rock Syn|Hypo|Hyper cliff, drop crag a steep rugged rock or cliff precipicea very steep cliff formation, geological formation (geology) the geological features of the earth |
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